On Sunday, caretaker Minister of Energy Walid Fayad said that the issue of oil leaks in the Nahr el-Kabir (Big River) at the border with Syria, in the North, is actively being addressed.
According to a statement from the Ministry, the leaks are the result of “one of the worn-out pipelines or encroachments in the river.”
“After we learned about the oil leak (…) and the damage and pollution it caused, even reaching Syria, Minister Fayad gave the necessary directions to the maintenance and technical teams in the oil facilities in Tripoli to do everything needed to remove the damage as quickly as possible,” the Ministry said.
Communication is also underway with the Minister of Oil and the Director General of Oil in Syria, as well as with caretaker Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin to coordinate all measures aimed at reducing the damage as much as possible as the technical teams carry out their work.
